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International bestselling author & publisher at Imajin Books

    
     

Cheryl Kaye Tardif

International Bestselling Author

 

I’m a suspense author who tackles scenarios that most people don’t like to even think about. From psychic investigators, abuse in the foster care system, serial killers, fountain of youth serums, nanotechnology conspiracies, bullying, racism, assisted suicide, child abductions, sexual assault, alcoholism, drug addiction, mind control and more, I aspire to delve into the human psyche and pick at our worst fears, while entertaining you with a solid story and memorable characters. I hope I have accomplished this.

 

"Tardif, already a hit in Canada…a name to reckon with south of the border--Booklist

 

Whale Song – a “beautiful”, “wise”, “poignant” novel about family ties, love, deception, tragedy, sacrifice and transformation that will change how you view life…and death. A National Bestseller in Canada, and an International Bestseller.

  • Booklist calls Whale Song “moving…perennially crowd-pleasing…sweet and sad”.
  • "Whale Song is deep and true, a compelling story of love and family and the mysteries of the human heart. Cheryl Kaye Tardif has written a beautiful, haunting novel,” states NY Times Bestselling novelist Luanne Rice, author of Beach Girls and What Matters Most.

The River – a thought provoking and terrifying conspiracy thriller that explores mankind’s search for eternal life and youth. It is based loosely on legends about the Nahanni River area of Canada’s Northwest Territories, legends of headless corpses washing up on its shores and strange disappearances. An International Bestseller.

  • "A gripping combination of suspense, sci-fi and adventure...a cross between Michael Crichton's Timeline and Dan Brown's Angels & Demons." ―Matt Scofield, Amazon fan
  • And according to Graham Hicks of the Edmonton Sun, “Cheryl Kaye Tardif specializes in mile-a-minute pot-boiler mysteries.”

Divine Intervention – a 'psi-fi' suspense thriller that leads a group of psychic investigators on a hunt for a deadly serial arsonist. This International Bestseller has been compared to works by authors such as Iris Johansen, Kay Hooper and Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb’s ‘In Death’ series.

  • "An exciting book from start to finish. The futuristic elements are believable...plenty of surprising twists and turns. Good writing, good book! Sci-fi and mystery fans will love this book." ―Writer's Digest
  • According to photojournalist, Heather Andrews Miller, who interviewed the author for a Real Estate Weekly article, Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a “gem in the literary world”.

My International Bestseller Children of the Fog, a terrifying suspense thriller asks: “If you were given 10 seconds to choose between letting a madman kidnap your 6-year-old son or watching your child die, which would you choose?”

 

Book 2 in the Divine series--Divine Justice--sends Jasi and her team of psychic agents to Ottawa, Canada, in search of a serial killer who is drugging and killing off politicians. An International Bestseller.

 

My romantic suspense Lancelot's Lady, written under the pen name of Cherish D'Angelo made the semi-finals of Dorchester's Next Best Celler contest and has made a couple of bestsellers lists.


Remote Control, a humorous sci-fi/suspense novelette, is available in ebook edition. And Skeletons in the Closet & Other Creepy Stories has been compared to Stephen King's older works.

 

My ebooks are available via Kindle, Kobo, Smashwords and more. All of my titles have trade paperback editions except for Remote Control.

 

http://www.cherylktardif.com

 

http://www.whalesongbook.com

 

Cheryl's Mystery Blog



Birth Place: Vancouver,  Canada

Accomplishments: 2010 - Editor's Choice award from Textnovel for Lancelot's Lady

2009 - Semi-finalist in Dorchester Next Best Celler contest for Lancelot's Lady

2008 - Finalist in Textnovel Contest for novelette Remote Control

2009 - Honored by Citytv (Edmonton) as an "Outstanding Edmontonian" and interviewed for the series

2009 - Finalist in the first Textnovel writing competition (short story: Remote Control)

2007 Book Cover of the Year award - Whale Song - http://www.erinaislinn.com

2007 May Book Cover of the Month Award
(for Whale Song - 2007 Kunati Books)
http://www.erinaislinn.com

2004 - Nominated for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award
     



Books

The River by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
The River, "a mile-a-minute potboiler myster[y], is an exciting and terrifying thriller that will make you question your existence and your future....
  

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The River (ebook) by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
From award winning, bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif comes The River, "a mile-a-minute potboiler myster[y] that will make you question your existence...and your future....
  

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Divine Intervention by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
The first in a NEW SERIES of 'psi-fi' suspense thrillers with a psychic twist! CFBI agent Jasmine McLellan is assigned a hot case—one that requires the psychic abilities of the PSI Division, a secret government agency located in the secluded town of Divine, BC. Jasi leads a psychically gifted team in the hunt for a serial arsonist—a murderer who has already taken the lives o...
  

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Divine Intervention (ebook) by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
From award winning, bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif comes Divine Intervention, a paranormal suspense thriller with a psychic twist....
  

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Lancelot's Lady by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
A Bahamas holiday from dying billionaire JT Lance, a man with a dark secret, leads palliative nurse Rhianna McLeod to Jonathan, a man with his own troubled past, and Rhianna finds herself drawn to the handsome recluse, while unbeknownst to her, someone with a horrific plan is hunting her down....
  

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Skeletons in the Closet & Other Creepy Stories (ebook) by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
13 creepy tales to make you shiver even while the lights are on....
  

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Remote Control (ebook) by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
In this dark, suspenseful and somewhat comical look at one man's desires, Remote Control by bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif delivers a strong message: Be careful what you wish for!...
  

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Whale Song (ebook) by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
From award winning, bestselling author comes the critically acclaimed novel WHALE SONG, a novel about family, love, lies, tragedy and forgiveness....
  

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Whale Song (Out of Print) by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
In Cheryl Kaye Tardif’s bestselling and heart-wrenching Whale Song, haunting native legends merge with the modern world as two cultures collide, and a young woman struggles with her mother’s suicide....
  

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Short Stories

Lancelot's Lady
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
When palliative care nurse Rhianna McLeod is given a dream holiday for her birthday by her dying boss, wealthy billionaire JT Lance, she has no idea that her 'holiday' would include being dumped on ...


A true San Francisco story: The man with the golden smile
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Music is in the ear of the listener; true belief is in a smile....


Remote Control is now being serialized on Textnovel.com
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
In this dark, suspenseful and somewhat comical look at one man's desires, Remote Control delivers a strong message: Be careful what you wish for! ...


REMOTE CONTROL by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Meet Harold Fielding--plumber by part of the day, slacker/tv addict the rest of the day and night. Harry believes that fame and fortune will come to him if he wishes hard enough. God forbid if he shou...


Take a solitary journey by looking back
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
When loooking down a set of stairs, what do you see?...


Read REMOTE CONTROL, a suspenseful work-in-progress
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
The moral of REMOTE CONTROL is this: Be careful what you wish for... you might just get it!...


How Whale Song inspired artist Aynsley Nisbet and changed her life
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
I first heard of Aynsley Nisbet when an acquaintance of hers came up to me during the 2008 CAA CanWrite! Conference in Edmonton, Alberta. I had no idea that my novel Whale Song had profoundly changed ...


How Whale Song has inspired me...
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Usually people ask me what inspired me to write each novel. Where did I get the idea, the characters, the plot, the setting? How did it all come together? Well, with Whale Song, I can easily answer th...


Picture Perfect
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
In Cheryl Kaye Tardif's terrifying short story Picture Perfect, a young girl discovers that even the most perfect picture has its flaws....


The Final Bomb
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
I wrote this story back in 1988. It's the story of a man who thought he was God's gift to a small and desperate town. "Pride cometh before a fall."...


The Car
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
I'm looking scary right now, with my leftover eye-makeup smeared under my eyes. The seams of the saggy bags under them betray my lack of sleep. I didn't get to slip away into a peaceful sleep like t...


Sweet Dreams
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Sometimes camping in the woods can be...murder! I always hated camping—the strange lurking noises in the woods, the bloodsucking mosquitoes that voraciously drilled for blood…the thin canvas ...


Separation Anxiety
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
What would you do if you woke up from a bad dream...only to discover that you were trapped in an even more terrifying nightmare? How would you feel if you found yourself separated from all that you lo...


Kiss of Death
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Laura Fox, aka The Fox, is on the prowl--targeting the next recipient of 'the kiss of death'... (previously titled: Flash Point or Flashpoint) ©2004 Cheryl Kaye Tardif ...


Jason’s Gifts
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Warning: This is TRUE crime, not fiction! Tomorrow, August 23, 2006, it will be seven months since the brutal murder of my younger brother Jason. He was left in an alley to die alone while so...


Ouija
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Sometimes death returns...time and time again...until it gets what it wants....


Atrophy
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Sometimes love hurts. Aggie Duggan finds out just how much in Cheryl Kaye Tardif's previously published short story Atrophy....



Poetry

A Whale Song
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Illusive Me
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Goddess of the Dark
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Goddess of the Night
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Hope For the Lost Child
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
For my brother, Jason...who has been 'lost' for years. I hope that one day, someone finds you, Jason. And I sincerely hope that 'someone' is YOU! Update: My brother, Jas...


Lost Innocence - A Dunblane Tragedy
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
On Wednesday March 13th, 1996, in Dunblane, Scotland, a horrific massacre took place in a Dunblane school gym! A lone gunman had gone on a shooting spree, killing 16 children and their teache...


Vocab and Grammar
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
©2004 Cheryl Kaye Tardif ...


I Am Here
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
For my beautiful daughter, Jessica! With all my love... and more!...


Let Me Be Your Light (lyrics)
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


What If...? (lyrics)
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
This was one of my earlier songs/poems, written October 29, 1976. ;)...


Spirit Child
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Forever Friends
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Written for a friend in pain....


The Yearning
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Fly Home, Sotera
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
In memory and honor of Sotera MacLachlan who died suddenly a few days ago, returning to her celestial home. Sotera ~ beautiful wife and friend, and mother to more than her own. Fly, Soter...


Goddess of the Forest
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Journey to Light
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Memories Are Forever
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Kissed By An Angel
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Driven
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


I Believe
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


A Mother's Spirit
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Serenity
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Spirit World
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Littlest Angel
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif


Life's Despair
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif



Articles

Vengeance Road is a suspenseful ‘hold-your-breath’ ride...!
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
A review of Vengeance Road by Rick Mofina. If you enjoy thrillers, you'll love this one!...


Vote for Lancelot's Lady
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
When palliative care nurse Rhianna McLeod is given a dream holiday for her birthday by her dying boss, wealthy billionaire JT Lance, she has no idea that her 'holiday' would include being dumped on a ...


Betty Dravis, author of 1106 Grand Boulevard, is interviewed
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Read the interview and enter to win a copy of 1106 Grand Boulevard...


iPhone 3G review & Finding Bliss - the 1st novel written on an iPhone
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Critically acclaimed author Cheryl Kaye Tardif plans to use the Notes application on her new iPhone 3G to write a novel titled 'Finding Bliss'. She may be the first author to ever attempt this. REad h...


Depression & Suicide: Help those in need step Out of the Darkness
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Depression hurts all over--emotionally, mentally and physically. Suicide is the end of all that pain and suffering--PERMANENTLY--but we need to let our loved ones know there is another choice--LIFE. ...


A novel idea for Christmas - give books
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Looking for inspiring or entertaining gift ideas for Christmas? I have something for nearly anyone, from 8-108 years old. ...


Is the end of the world coming for the book industry?
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
What's happening to the book industry and where will it be in 5 years?...


Advice to Authors: Give Acquisition Editors What They Want
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Authors: Ever wonder what acquisition editors at book publishing houses are looking for? Want the "inside scoop"? Here's some advice for authors from a 25-year publishing veteran--Jerry D. S...


The power and magic of 'WHALE SONG'
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
I had no idea how profoundly Whale Song would affect people's lives...until I received emails that moved me....


How to use online social networks to promote your book
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Social networks like MySpace, Facebook, Shelfari and Chapters Community are very 'hot', and they CAN be used by authors to create branding and promote their books. But how?...


Help the homeless find shelter from the storm
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
"Dealing with homelessness feels like emptying the ocean with a thimble. But sometimes making a difference in the world, a big difference, happens one person at a time." --Danielle Steel, bestselling ...


YOU pick the Whale Song movie cast
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Here's a fun way to cast real actors in roles found in the critically acclaimed novel, Whale Song....


Short book titles or long ones?
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
1 word, 2 words, 3 words, 4...with book titles is less more?...


Do you believe in the paranormal?
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
If one whiff of smoke from an arsonist’s fire made you see into a killer’s mind, would you consider it a gift or a curse?...


Can you ever have too many blogs?
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
For those of you who blog regularly, this is the age old question: can you ever have too many blogs? ...


Things I hear at my book signings
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Things I've heard at a signing, dressed professionally and standing behind a table with a banner on the front that reads: "Meet bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif"...


Your style is similar to Michael Connelly's
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Wow! What an awesome compliment. I may have to frame it!...


Random Acts of Kindness (aka book giveaways) in Mexico
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
During our stay at the Riu Vallarta Hotel in Mexico, I had the pleasure of meeting some great people and giving away some of my novels. ...


Virtual Book Tours
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Do it yourself or pay someone else?...


Memoir fraud
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
To lie...or not to lie. Some authors have a hard time with this decision....


A tribute to fellow author Red Evans
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
What do a 12-year-old boy, a banjo player, a flatulent dog and a dead body have in common? ...


Writers: Are you having a bad day?
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
A bad day for me is when my computer has crashed....


Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer says, all of this author's works are brilliant
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Book review of The River....


Saying I'm Sorry
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
We all have regrets and sometimes they hang over us, a dark cloud in an otherwise endlessly blue sky. ...


Fathers and daughters
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Relationships between fathers and daughters are so important and often very shaky. ...



News

Lancelot's Lady, an award-winning, romantic suspense releases Sept. 27
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Celebrate the release of the Dorchester Next Best Celler semi-finalist, LANCELOT'S LADY by Cherish D'Angelo on September 27th....


Lancelot's Lady is a semi-finalist in Dorchester's Next Best Celler contest
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Dorchester Publishing and Textnovel.com select the top 20 semi-finalists to compete for a cash advance and a book contract....


BOOK CONTEST: Enter to win one of three prize packages
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif needs your help--and she's willing to give away some prizes as enticement. :-)...


Author Cheryl Kaye Tardif finds the ACE Christmas wish list
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Not only did I come across the Alliance for Children's Enrichment and their wish list on the Times-Herald website, I saw that a young girl was asking for my novel Whale Song for Christmas....


Cheryl's deadly 'Create a Corpse Contest' is OPEN!
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Ever want to kill someone off--fictitiously, of course? Maybe your school bully, ex-boyfriend, co-worker, boss, teacher etc? Now you can! :-)...


Lancelot's Lady is #1 Most Popular today for Textnovel/Dorchester contest
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Contest entry by Canadian suspense author Cheryl Kaye Tardif, writing as Cherish D'Angelo, is #1 Most Popular....


Citytv honors author Cheryl Kaye Tardif in Outstanding Edmontonians
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Bestselling Edmonton author Cheryl Kaye Tardif is interviewed on Citytv's special series--"Outstanding Edmontonians"...


Whale Song has captured the interest of a respected US producer
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
It looks like Whale Song--the movie--might not be too far down the road....


Remote Control is a finalist in Textnovel's writing competition
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
My 10,000-word novelette Remote Control has placed as a finalist in the first annual writing competition at Textnovel.com...


Whale Song heads to CBS
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Copies of Whale Song, The River and Divine Intervention were recently sent to Craig Ferguson from The Late Late Show as part of my "Craig Ferguson Campaign"....


Cheryl Kaye Tardif guest blogs on Book Marketing Floozy
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Book marketing advice from "Shameless Promoter"...


News Alert! Whale Song is going out of print
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Pick up a copy of Whale Song while you still can....


An interview with Betty Dravis, author of 1106 Grand Boulevard
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Read the interview and enter to win a copy of 1106 Grand Boulevard...


Remote Control is serialized on Textnovel.com
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
There is one week left until the complete novelette Remote Control by bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif is revealed on Textnovel.com. Start reading now!...


Remote Control voted as Editor's Picks on Textnovel.com
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
In this dark, suspenseful and somewhat comical look at one man's desires, Remote Control delivers a strong message: Be careful what you wish for! ...


1st iPhone novelist is swept up in media frenzy
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Critically acclaimed author Cheryl Kaye Tardif plans to use the Notes application on her new iPhone 3G to write a novel titled 'Finding Bliss'. She may be the first author to ever attempt this. ...


Special offer to authors: Video press releases
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Don't miss out on this time-limited offer! If you're an author wanting to promote your book, check out this special offer from fellow author Cheryl Kaye Tardif and 24-7pressrelease.com....


Red Hats, Storycasting and Cheryl Kaye Tardif
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
I just love days like today--days when I open my email and find all sorts of lovely emails and bits of "gold". (It sure beats the other days when I get 500 bits of junk mail and sp-m.) ...


REMOTE CONTROL - a suspenseful 'work-in-progress'
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
I've added a suspenseful "work-in-progress" to my site. I'll be posting additional paragraphs to it as I have time, up to the conclusion. I hope you check back every week or so....


Chapters South Point 3rd Annual Local Authors Extravaganza
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Local Edmonton authors showcased their work yesterday at Chapters South Point in Edmonton, Alberta...


What’s Your Book Club Looking For?
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Canadian Author Cheryl Kaye Tardif wants to know- What’s Your Book Club Looking For? ...


Books on the Brain & Book Clubs
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Check out Books on the Brain on June 20th....


Cheryl Kaye Tardif signs with New York literary agency
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Check out my latest press release. It's all about my search for an agent. :)...


Canadian author Cheryl Kaye Tardif signs with New York literary agent
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Success comes with perseverence, dedication and a lot of hard work!...


Whale Song is a winner!
 by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Last May one of my very loyal fans entered my novel Whale Song in Erin Aislinn's Book Cover of the Month contest. ...



Events

Cherish the Romance Virtual Book Tour 9/27/2010
Celebrate the launch of Lancelot's Lady, a contemporary romantic suspense by Cherish D'Angelo and a semi-finalist in the Dorchester Publishing Next Best Celler contest....


Create a Corpse Contest 6/23/2009
Ever want to get revenge on a high school bully or a teacher or your boss? Well, now you can kill them off--fictiously, of course....


Vote for Lancelot's Lady! 6/7/2009
I need your support. Please vote for my new romance novel Lancelot's Lady on Textnovel.com....


Links

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Cheryl Kaye Tardif
I kill people off for a living. I write suspense, thrillers, paranormal, mystery and some young adult. My suspense novels include: Whale Song, The River, Divine Intervention and Remote Control (novelette). I also have a collection of creepy stories available titled Skeletons in the Closet & Other Creepy Stories. It'll make you think of The Twilight Zone and The Hitchhiker and Stephen King. Don't turn out the lights.

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Bestsellers: Whale Song - bestseller in Canada and the US The River - the US Divine Intervention - the US

 
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